Crime Report: Mob Attacks Two With Shovel, Hits Police Officer With Car

Two men are in custody after a group fight spun out of control in the 400 block of Spruce Court, leaving several injured, Town of Herndon Police said.

According a police report, a fight amongst a group of individuals on the evening of Dec. 14 turned ugly when one man picked up a shovel and hit two of the others in the head with it. 

When police responded to the scene, several of the subjects tried to flee, and in the process, one of the men hit a police officer with his car.

Town of Herndon Police were able to apprehend three men who were all Herndon residents, and place them under arrest—a 51-year-old man, a 35-year-old man and a 32-year-old man.

All three men were charged with malicious wounding by a mob.

In addition, the man who hit the officer with his car was also charged with assault on a law enforcement officer, and DUI.

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